Dispensing receptacle



July 28, 1936. J. R. GROVE DISPENSING REGEPTACLE Filed July 5, 1935 JacoB Grova.

Patented July 28, 1936 DISPENSING RECEPTACLE Jacob lit. Grove, York, Pa.

Application July 5, 1935, Serial No. 29,998

10 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in dispensing receptacles.

An important object of the invention is to provide a dispensingreceptacle having a spout which is arranged interiorly of the receptaclewhile the receptacle is sealed and which may be projected to theexterior of the receptacle, upon the breaking of the seal, whereby thecontents of the receptacle may be properly poured into more or lessinaccessible containers.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dispensing receptacleof the above mentioned character which is particularly well adapted forholding lubricating oil, which is to be poured into the crank case of aninternal combustion engine,

while not restricted to this use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rip-seal which notonly closes the receptacle, but securely holds the spout in the inner orcollapsed position, within the receptacle, the entire structure beingsimple, thin, and substantially flat so that it does not projectoutwardly beyond the rim of the end of the receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dispensing receptacleof the above mentioned character which is extremely simple inconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, and highly practical.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Figure l is a side elevation of a dispensing receptacle embodying myinvention,

Figure 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section through thereceptacle, the receptacle being inverted, and parts broken away,

. Figure 3 is a plan view of the inverted receptacle, with the rip-sealin the closed position,

Figure 4 is a similar view with the rip-seal removed,

Figure 5 is a similar view of a slightly modified form of rip-seal,embodying my invention, and,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the spout, parts broken away.

50 In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shownpreferred embodiments of my invention, the numeral Ill designates thebody portion of a receptacle, which is preferably formed of metal andpreferably cylindrical. The

55 lower end of the receptacle is closed by an end member or bottom H,having the usual beaded or flanged joint l2, with the body portion Ill.The upper end of the receptacle is closed by an end member i3 connectedtherewith by the usual bead or flange M. The beads or flanges i2 and 5 il extend longitudinally beyond the end members ii and it, as shown.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the spout is preferablycarried by the end member which serves as the bottom of the receptacle,10 while the receptacle is being filled with a liquid such as oil.However, the invention is in no sense restricted to this arrangement asthe spout may be carried by the other end member, serving as the top ofthe receptacle. The end member or 15 bottom it is provided With apreferably circular opening i5, which is arranged adjacent to theperiphery of the receptacle, to aid in the convenient pouring of thecontents of the receptacle.

A radial slot to is provided in the end member 20 H and leads into theopening I5, as shown. The end member ii also has an air vent ll spacedfrom the opening E5.

The numeral i8 designates a spout, which is stored entirely within thereceptacle when the 25 receptacle is in the sealed condition. This spoutis preferably cylindrical and has a diameter slightly smaller than thediameter of the circular opening i5, so that the spout may beconveniently moved longitudinally within the opening i5. The 30 spout i8is preferably formed of sheet metal and the material of the same is bentinto a cylindrical form with one edge of the material bent radiallyoutwardly for forming a guide flange i9, operating within the slot iii.The adjacent edge 26 of 35 the spout is arranged in close or contactingrelation with the flange l9. The purpose of the flange I9 operating inthe slot i6 is to hold the spout against turning movement upon itslongitudinal axis so that the joint occurring at the edges 29 and I9will be maintained radially inwardly with respect to the receptacle andthe liquid when being poured into the spout will not readily leakthrough this joint. By providing a spout of this character an economy iseffected in the cost of production. At its outer end, the spout i8 isprovided with attaching fingers 2i and a combined attaching and liftingfinger 22. The fingers 2i have radially outwardly projecting horizontalextensions 23 and the finger 22 has a radially outwardly projectingextension 24. The extension 24 is slightly longer and larger than theextensions 23, as it is intended that the fingernail or the like beinserted under the free 55 end of the extension 24, in raising thespout. At its inner end, the spout 18 has a stop flange 25, projectingradially outwardly beyond the same and serving to limit the longitudinalmovement of the spout in an outward direction so that the spout cannotbe separated from the end member of the can.

The numeral 26 designates a rip-seal, formed of metal and including agenerally circular body portion 2'! and an elongated strip 28 extendingfrom the same and having a loop or handle 29, integral therewith. Thebody portion 21 covers the opening l5, and the elongated strip 28 coversthe air vent ll. This body portion 21 and strip 28 are soldered,sweated, fused or otherwise rippably secured by heat or by heat andpressure to the end member II, in any well known or preferred mannerwhich will permit of the rip-seal being pulled, torn or ripped from theend member. The soldering, sealing, fusing, or otherwise securing thebody portion 27 and strip 28 to the end member, extends about the edgesof the body portion 21 and longitudinally of the strip 28 to about thepoint 30, and across the strip at this point, but does not extend beyondthis point so that the outer portion of the strip 28 andthe loop orhandle 29 are disconnected from the end member H. The body portion 21 isbent up adjacent to the .fiange l2, to provide a flange 21, which issoldered in place. The rip-seal, including the handle 29, lies fiat uponthe outer face of the end member H, and the rip-seal is so thin that itdoes not pro- 'ject beyond the bead or flange l2.v At this point itshould be noted that the extensions 23 and 2 5 are arranged between thebody portion 21 of the rip-seal and the end member, and frictionallyengage therewith, and are held against any relatively perceptiblemovement. The extensions 23 being relatively thin,.depending upon thegauge of the sheet metal from which the rip-seal is made, do not produceany considerable cavity between the body portion 2'! and end member H,but it is preferred that a slight bulge be formed inwardly in the endmemberto accommodate the thickness of the extensions 23 and 2 3, so thatthe body portion 21 is substantially fiat. Particular attention iscalled to the fact that the fingers 2| and22 are of such a length thatthe outer end 353 of the spout i8 is not only retained out of theopening IE, but is spaced a slight distance inwardly of the end memberII, when the receptacle is sealed. The purpose of this is to render itimpossible for the spout to be soldered to the end member during thesoldering operation upon the rip-seal.

In Figure 5, I have shown a slightly modified form of the invention. Inthis modification, the strip 28 is somewhat elongated and is then bentback upon itself forming an upper extension 3i, carrying a transversehandle 32. All other features of. the invention remain identical withthose shownand described in connection with the first form of theinvention.

.Thereceptacle may be filled with a liquid such as oil, and the rip-seal26 is secured to the end memberl I in such a manner as to cover theopening I5 and air vent IT, to completely close and seal the receptacle.When it is desired to pour out the contents of the receptacle, suchreceptacle is inverted so that the end member II then becomes the top.The handle 29 may now be bent upwardly and pulled so that rip-seal 26will be pulled -or separated from the end member ll.

' This will uncover the air vent I! and opening I5,

and the spout l8 may now be shifted to the outer position by insertingthe finger nail or the like beneath the extension 24. When the spout isthus moved to the outer position, it may be brought into proximity tothe oil hole of the crank case of an engine and the receptacle will betilted upon its longitudinal axis to pour the oil into the crank case.Particular attention is called to the fact that the rip-seal 26 iselongated. That end of the rip-seal which is adjacent to the pouringopening is secured to the end member ll of the receptacle, but theopposite end of the ripseal which is adjacent to the event opening I! isfree and unattached with the end member I l and carries the handle. Toremove the rip-seal, the free unattached end thereof is torn across thevent opening and then toward the pouring opening. This arrangementnecessitates uncovering the vent opening before uncovering the pouringment of parts may be resorted to without depart- 2 ing from the spiritof my invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A receptacle having a flanged end'member provided with an opening, aspout removably mounted within the receptacle and movable outwardlythrough the opening and provided at its outer end with longitudinallyextending fingers projecting beyond such outer end, said fingers havinglateral extensions which are arranged to engage the outer surface of theend member, and a rip-seal secured to the outer surface of the endmember and covering the opening and lateral extensions of the fingers,the arrangement being such that the assembled end member, lateralextensions, and rip-seal form a relatively thin structure and thefingers retain the outer end of the spout spaced inwardly from the endmember when the rip-seal is in position so that such outer end cannotbecome attached to the end member when the rip-seal is soldered inposition.

2. A receptacle having a flanged end member provided with an opening anda slot, a spout removably mounted within the receptacle and movableoutwardly through the opening and provided with a longitudinal radialfiange to operate within the slot, spaced fingers secured to the outerend of the spout and projecting longitudinally beyond the same andhaving lateral extensions, the lateral extensions engaging the outersurface of the end member so that the fingers Will retain the outer endof the spout upon the inner side of the end member and spacedtherefromjand a rip-seal secured to the outer surface of the end member,the structure being relatively fiat and thin so that the rip-seal doesnot project longitudinally beyond the fiange of the receptacle.

3. A receptacle having an end member provided with an opening, a spoutremovably mounted within the receptacle and movable outwardly throughthe opening, said spout having fingers 'at one end projectinglongitudinally beyond the same, said fingers having lateral extensionsto engage the outer surface of the end member, and a rip-seal secured tothe outer surface of the end member to cover the opening and engage withthe lateral extensions.

4. A receptacle having an opening, a spout removably mounted within thereceptacle and mov able outwardly through the opening, said spout havingfingers at one end projecting longitudinally beyond such end, saidfingers having lateral extensions to engage the outer surface of thereceptacle, and a rip-seal secured to the outer surface of thereceptacle to cover the opening and engage the lateral extensions, thefingers holding the end of the spout spaced from the wall of thereceptacle when the rip-seal is in place upon the receptacle.

5. A receptacle having an opening, a spout removably mounted within thereceptacle and movable outwardly through the opening, a ripseal securedto the outer surface of the receptacle to cover the opening, and meansfor holding the spout in place within the receptacle and engagingbetween the rip-seal and the outer surface of the receptacle andretaining the corresponding end of the spout spaced from the wall of thereceptacle when the rip-seal is in place upon the receptacle.

6. A receptacle having a pouring opening and a vent opening spaced fromthe pouring opening, a spout removably mounted within the receptacle andmovable outwardly through the pouring opening, and a rip-seal secured tothe outer surface of the receptacle and covering the pouring opening andthe vent opening, the rip-seal having its free unattached end disposedadjacent to the vent opening so that the rip seal is removed by tearingthe same first across the vent opening and then toward the pouringopening, the vent opening being uncovered before the uncovering of thepouring opening.

7. A receptacle having a pouring opening and a vent opening spaced fromthe pouring opening, a spout removably mounted within the receptacle andmovable outwardly through the pouring opening, and an elongated rip-sealsecured to the outer surface of the receptacle and covering the pouringopening and the vent opening, the ripseal having its end adjacent to thepouring opening secured to the receptacle and its end adjacent to thevent opening free and unattached and provided with a handle, thearrangement being such that the rip-seal is removed by tearing the samefirst across the vent opening and then toward the pouring openingwhereby the vent opening is first uncovered.

8. A receptacle having a side and end, said end having a pouring openingdisposed adjacent to the side and a vent opening spaced from the pouringopening, a spout removably mounted within the receptacle and movableoutwardly through the pouring opening, and an elongated rip-seal securedto the outer surface of the end and extending across the pouring openingand vent opening, the end of the rip-seal adjacent to the pouringopening being secured to the end of the receptacle and the opposite endof the rip-seal adjacent to the vent opening being free and disconnectedfrom the end of the receptacle, the arrangement being such that therip-seal is removed by tearing the same across the vent opening and thentoward the pouring opening whereby the vent opening is first uncovered.

9. A receptacle having a side and end, said end having a pouring openinglarge enough to permit rapid discharge of the contents of thereceptacle, said pouring opening disposed adjacent to the side, a ventopening of such size that during the discharge of the contents of thereceptacle it may be closed or partially closed by pressure of the thumbor finger against it in order to suspend or retard the pouringoperation, said vent opening spaced from the pouring opening, anelongated manually removable rip-seal secured to the outer surface ofthe end and extending across the pouring opening and the vent opening,the end of the rip-seal adjacent to the pouring opening being secured tothe end of the receptacle and the opposite end of the rip-seal extendingbeyond the vent opening being free and disconnected from the end of thereceptacle, the arrangement being such that the rip-seal is removed bytearing the same across the vent opening whereby the vent opening isfirst uncovered, the entire rip-seal resting upon the end of thereceptacle entirely within the periphery of said end.

10. A receptacle having a side and end, said end having a pouringopening large enough to permit rapid discharge of the contents of thereceptacle, said pouring opening being disposed adjacent to the side,said end also having a vent opening adapted during the discharge of thecontents of the receptacle through the pouring opening to be closed orpartially closed by the application of the thumb or finger over it inorder to suspend or retard the pouring operation, said vent openingbeing spaced from the pouring opening, a manually removable rip-sealsecured to the outer surface of the end and having such a dimension thatit extends between the pouring opening and the vent opening and acrossthe same, one portion of the rip-seal adjacent to the pouring openingbeing secured to the end of the receptacle and the opposite portion ofthe ripseal extending beyond the vent opening and being free anddisconnected from the end of the receptacle, the arrangement being suchthat the rip-seal is removed by pulling upon the free portion andtearing the rip-seal first across the vent opening and then across thepouring opening.

JACOB R. GROVE.

